Tag: Truett-Hurst

Wine Industry M&A Brisk Pace Expected to Continue in 2017: The North Coast had a second year of high-profile, big-value sales of wine properties and brands, and those in the thick of such deal-making said the spigot on such transactions likely will remain open in 2017...

This Algorithm’s Taste in Wine Is Better Than Yours: So, you want to buy a bottle of wine. You sort of know what you like-bold reds, crisp whites-but not much more than the names of a few grapes...

Truett-Hurst Reports Wine Sales Decline: Healdsburg's Truett-Hurst Inc. reported on Monday that its total net wine sales reached $5.9 million in the last quarter, a decrease of 7.6 percent compared to the same period in the prior year...

Napa Vineyard Worker Killed After Being Crushed by Forklift: A Napa vineyard worker was killed Monday afternoon after he was ejected from the forklift he was driving and the machine fell on top of him, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office...

Healdsburg Vintner Truett-Hurst Sales Surge 19% for Fiscal Year: Healdsburg-based wine company Truett-Hurst Inc. capped its fiscal year with 19.1 percent growth in net sales, better margins and net loss turned down to a trickle, helped partly by cutting two challenging brands...

Global Demand for Wine Packaging to Reach $22.8 Billion: Global demand for wine packaging including containers, closures, and accessories is projected to increase 2.3 percent per year to $22.8 billion in 2020...

Your Favorite Beer and Wine Brands May Soon Be Hidden at the Supermarket: If your drink of choice hails from a craft beer label or a small vineyard, you might soon have trouble finding it at the supermarket...

Truett-Hurst Sues Landlord in Winery Lease Dispute: Publicly owned startup vintner Truett-Hurst has taken the owner of its Russian River Valley winery and tasting room to court, claiming the action is necessary to prevent eviction ahead of what the wine company speculates could be a move to position the property for sale...

Peter Michael’s Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Au Paradis 2012 Named Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year: Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, today announced Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Au Paradis 2012 as the 2015 Wine of the Year...

California's Wine Industry Heading for a Fall? The decline in Bordeaux prices means many Californian wines are now at a premium, but how much longer can that last?

Tigner, Reimers Promoted to Top Positions at Jackson Family Wines: Jackson Family Wines on Thursday announced it has promoted two top executives outside the family of founder Jess Jackson to help navigate the Santa Rosa company's future in an increasingly competitive and consolidated marketplace...

Californian Wine Hits Back at Arsenic 'Propaganda': The body representing Californian winemakers has refuted claims made in a study released this week that said potentially dangerous levels of arsenic are present in nearly all American red wine...

Truett-Hurst Reports Sales Increase, but Trouble for New Wine Spritzer Brand: Truett-Hurst Inc. announced Thursday that it is killing off its highly touted wine spritzer brand sold exclusively in Kroger stores because of poor sales, providing another black mark for the Healdsburg vintner in a year that has been plagued by packaging problems...

Fine Wine Market Grows 234% in 10 Years: A new report has revealed the increasing popularity of fine wine over the past decade, highlighting growth of 234%...

Grape growers harvesting on average eight days earlier each decade: Researchers from the Australian Wine Research Institute are warning grape growers they must adapt to warmer and drier conditions leading to earlier harvests...